Social Equity license grace period to be extended - seeking public comment

Found this on the MCA website

Update! On October 10, 2025, the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA)​ submitted to the Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review (AELR) committee the Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) to amend COMAR 14.17.01, .02, .05, .06, .10-.15, .18, and .21. The MCA anticipates the NOPA will be published in the Maryland register mid-November for a 30-day public comment period. Please follow the instructions in the Maryland Register at that time to provide public comment. The DRAFT regulations can be found here​​. The NOPA reduces regulatory burdens for conditional licensees by extending the conditional license period from 18 to 24 months, reducing agent badging fees to $25, permitting walk-up windows at standard dispensaries, and permitting the production of high dose liquid edibles for the medical market. It includes a number of other policy updates and clarifications to improve health, safety, and compliance, including but not limited to granting pilot program authority to​ MCA, establishing  grower and processor decontamination protocols, and defining certain terms.   

The NOPA reduces regulatory burdens for conditional licensees by extending the conditional license period from 18 to 24 months,

Rusty says just say no. It's time to admit that the social equity license concept is fatally flawed. Keep an eye out! the 18 months from March 2024 is almost up. Licensees can already request a 6 month extension. This could lock up new licenses for another year!